OCC announced today that total cleared volume in February reached 350,507,077 contracts, an 8 percent increase from the February 2013 volume of 325,237,351 contracts. OCC's year-to-date total cleared contract volume is up 8 percent in 2014 with 746,102,697 contracts.
Options: Exchange-listed options trading volume reached 344,908,034 in February, a 7 percent increase from the February 2013 volume of 320,943,312 contracts. Average daily options trading volume for the month was 18,153,055 contracts, 7 percent higher than February of last year. Year-to-date options trading volume is up 8 percent from 2013 with 734,729,169 contracts.
Futures: OCC cleared futures volume reached 5,599,043 contracts in February, a 30 percent increase from the February 2013 volume of 4,294,039 contracts. OCC cleared an average of 294,686 futures contracts per day last month, a 30 percent increase from February 2013. OCC's year-to-date cleared futures volume is up 38 percent with 11,373,528 contracts in 2014.
Securities Lending: OCC's securities lending CCP activities saw a 2 percent decline in new loans over February 2013 with 88,536 transactions last month. Year-to-date stock loan activity is up 2 percent from 2013 with 194,670 new loan transactions in 2014. The average daily loan value at OCC in February was $90,698,085,343.
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February 2014 Total Contract Volume
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February 2013 Total Contract Volume
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Total Contract % Change vs. 2013
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YTD. Avg. Daily Contract 2014
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YTD. Avg. Daily Contract 2013
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Avg. Daily Contract % Change vs. 2013
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| Equity Options |
307,184,466
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292,572,720
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4.99%
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16,470,886
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15,495,957
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6.29%
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| Index Options |
37,723,568
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28,370,492
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32.97%
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1,897,343
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1,554,413
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22.06%
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| Debt Options |
0
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100
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n/a
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0
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3
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n/a
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| Total Options |
344,908,034
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320,943,312
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7.47%
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18,368,229
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17,050,374
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7.73%
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| Equity Futures |
735,214
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755,732
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-2.71%
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33,721
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32,337
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4.28%
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| Index / Other Futures |
4,863,815
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3,538,307
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37.46%
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250,617
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173,921
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44.10%
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| Total Futures |
5,599,043
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4,294,039
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30.39%
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284,338
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206,257
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37.86%
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| Total Volume |
350,507,077
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325,237,351
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7.77%
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18,652,567
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17,256,631
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8.09%
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